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Movies Intimacy coordinators' next chapter Almost a decade after the height of the #MeToo movement, intimacy coordinators are a fixture on film sets. As of this year, the job is now covered by SAG-AFTRA, the labor union that represents actors. Ailsa Chang
Politics 5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024. Rachel Treisman
Arts & Life Thousands flock to Newark, N.J., cherry blossom festival One park in Newark, N.J., has even more cherry trees than Washington, D.C.
Environment A botanist searches for rare Death Valley sage seeds Botanist Naomi Fraga has been trying for years to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage for safekeeping in a vault of native seeds. This year, with the desert in the midst of a big bloom, she's trying again.
Politics Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's Epstein reporting In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious. The Associated Press
Arts & Life Have we been reading Toni Morrison all wrong? Harvard professor Namwali Serpell has been teaching Morrison for nearly two decades. Her book, On Morrison is a deep dive into the Nobel winner's complete body of work — 11 novels, plays and criticism. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life 'Speakeasies to Symphonies' and 'Cosmic Music' chronicle 2 jazz greats Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews biographies of two musicians who transcended jazz, and to whom recognition was slow in coming: James P. Johnson, born in 1894, and Alice Coltrane, born in 1937. Kevin Whitehead
Getting Canadian citizenship just got easier, for some If you’ve been thinking about moving to Canada, you might want to check if you have any forgotten Canadian ancestors. That’s because back in December, it became much easier to inherit Canadian citizenship. We’ll talk about what’s changed and why with immigration consultant Cassandra Fultz. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
National The U.S. military is about to block ships from Iran's ports after talks failed The U.S. Central Command said the blockade would be "enforced impartially against vessels of all nations" from 10 a.m. EDT, following the breakdown of talks after 21 hours of negotiations. NPR Staff